The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission
The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission was launched by the Government of Sweden in Stockholm on December 16, 2003 to respond to the recent, profoundly worrying developments in international security, and in particular to investigate ways of reducing the dangers from nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological weapons.
Chaired by Dr Hans Blix, the former head of UNMOVIC and the IAEA, the WMD Commission comprises 15 eminent members, representing a broad and relevant geographical and political base with a vast reservoir of expert knowledge and political experience, spanning the governmental, academic and nongovernmental arenas. The Commissioners serve in their personal capacity.
On 1 June the WMDC Chairman Dr. Hans Blix presented the Commission report “Weapons of Terror” to the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in New York. The report contains sixty concrete proposals on how the world could be freed of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
The report was also handed over to Sweden’s Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson, also president of the United Nations General Assembly.
The Simons Foundation made an early commitment to The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission and has provided financial and organizational support throughout the process.